IP Library Granted Patent US 10,355,431
Granted Patent B1
US 10,355,431 · App. 15/851,489 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Consolidated automotive pigtail connector and replacement parts kit

Inventors: Earl Bloom (Irving, TX); Scott Gilman (Trabuco Canyon, CA)
Assignee: Omega Acquisition Corp.
H01R24/20B60R16/02H01R4/20H01R4/72H01R13/5202H02G15/1806B60Y2410/115H01R2103/00H01R2201/26
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Patent No.
US 10,355,431
App. No.
15/851,489
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A consolidated automotive parts kit containing the parts necessary to replace and seal a switch, relay, or transducer in a vehicle and perform repairs to the corresponding connector using a pigtail and associated repair supplies such as butt splices, heat shrink tubing, and seals or gaskets.

Claims (9)

1. An automotive parts kit comprising;

A first electrical automotive part which may be coupled to a pigtail connector;

the pigtail connector which is compatible with the first electrical automotive part, wherein the pigtail connector has a connector side and a wire splicing side, wherein the connector side is coupled during repairs to the first electrical automotive part included in the automotive parts kit and the wire splicing side is spliced during repairs with one or more wires of a second automotive part not included in the kit to replace a damaged electrical connector;

one or more butt splices, each having a large tube and a small tube; and

heat shrink tubing is placed over one or more of the butt splices to provide a second layer of environmental and physical protection.

2. The automotive parts kit as described in claim 1 , further comprising;

one or more seals or gaskets used to secure the connection between the first electrical automotive part and a pressurized system of the vehicle.

3. The automotive parts kit as in claim 1 , wherein the first electrical automotive part which may he coupled to the pigtail connector is a switch or transducer.

4. The automotive parts kit as in claim 1 , wherein the first electrical automotive part which may be coupled to the pigtail connector is a relay.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME NO.: 052085/0364 Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 059567/0053 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059457/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2020
From: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052085/0364 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: GILMAN, SCOTT
To: TRENSOR LLC
Reel/Frame 044470/0747 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: TRENSOR LLC
To: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 044471/0506 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: BLOOM, EARL
To: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 044949/0272 →